1. Is the next ‘big idea’ really small?

2. How did each of these ‘big ideas’ change the world?
Discussion in groups

3. What links these images?
Graphene

4. Is graphene this small ‘big idea’?
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Watch first video 3.30 to end. Andre Geim talking about next industrial revolution
Read handout:

5. So what is graphene?
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6. Sticking with graphene…
Read the Science Watch article
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Explain how Andre discovered the Scotch Tape method for producing graphene.
Try to make some yourself! or
PDF of science article available

7. Graphene scientists awarded prizes
Andre Geim won a Nobel prize for science for his graphene discoveries. Many young scientists are also winning prizes for their work in nanotechnology:
Water purification: Sebastian Leaper
develops-designer-membranes
Low power memory devices: Nazek EL Atab

8. Graphene: careers for the future
The European Graphene Flagship

9. Careers for the future: Nanotechnology engineers
Eleanor Stride: Biomedical engineer Or
Nano medicine scientist

10. Task Research one of these prominent nanotechnology scientists.
Make a presentation to explain what he/she discovered, the possible uses of the discovery and suggest how this might revolutionise products, processes or medical treatments in the future.
Robert Langer
Gerd Binnig and Christoph Gerber
Mildred Dresselhaus
Sumio Iijima
 Sean O’Brien, Richard Smalley, Robert Curl, Harry Kroto and James Heath.
Also see landmark lesson plan